LIBERIA POLLS: Ex-footballer George Weah in early lead

In a new development, one of Liberia's leading political parties has called for a halt in announcing results of Tuesday's presidential election.

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"It is not often that you have a former player who becomes a president of a country and so well done Georgie and I would say just for him to keep his enthusiasm and his desire to learn and to win".

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According to NEC, preliminary results, which are expected for today, Thursday, have been delayed by several glitches at some polling stations. A run-off vote will be scheduled in November if none of the 20 candidates garners a 50 percent majority.

They include former footballer Senator George Weah, Vice President Joseph Boakai, former rebel leader Prince Johnson and the only woman in the race, former model Macdella Cooper.

About 2.2 million Liberians, slightly less than half of the country's population, registered to vote. As many as 986 contestants vied for 73 seats in the House of Representatives. In one case, hundreds of people with registration cards spent the day demanding to vote in Bong County after poll workers there said their names were not on voter rolls. Final results should be known within two weeks.

As Liberians head to the polls to elect their new president, the rest of Africa is sending farewell messages to the first democratically elected African female President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, whose second term comes to an end in a week's time. Worldwide observers say Tuesday's vote went smoothly despite late starts in some counties. A runoff election is likely. She led the country's recovery from a 14-year civil war and guided this West African country through the Ebola crisis that killed almost 5 000 people.

Saudi Arabia set to curb attempts to finance terrorismThe king has been visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin in talks over oil and Syria, Saudi's al Arabiya television reported . Saudi Arabia is a longstanding US ally in the Middle East and its arms deals with Moscow have caused disquiet in Washington.

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Opposition leader Raila Odinga and his supporters have turned their ire on the election board for its role in the canceled poll. He has singled out the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for particular criticism, deeming it "rotten".

One also has to assume that MI will get a big energy boost from the home crowd and will use it to outlast their in-state rival. This is the eighth win for Michigan State out of its last 10 games against Michigan , showing its tendency to upset Michigan .

The prime minister will launch a website later containing the data, compiled from across the United Kingdom government . Mrs May said the audit would become an " essential resource in the battle to defeat ethnic injustice ".

Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California, have said they are giving that money to charities helping women. Representatives for the Clintons have not responded to comment for this story, and Obama's office declined to comment.

Elsewhere in the tape, Bryan added, " Frankie was a TV star, then he became a race vehicle driver, and a drummer in a rock band". The actor was involved in a serious vehicle accident in 2009 while competing as a professional race care driver.

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